James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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JA1001 - Foundation Japanese 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Students who have a SA in Senior Japanese are not permitted to enrol in this subject.
Subject Description
- This subject is designed for complete beginners. It introduces the syllabary writing system of hiragana as well as the fundamentals of kanji, and starts building elementary conversation skills.
Learning Outcomes
- apply skills necessary to deal with numbers and time expressions, read and write simple passages in hiragana, and recognise approximately twenty <i>kanji</i> characters
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > Other exams - (40%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (15%)
- Invigilated > Centrally-administered final exam - (45%)
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: JA1011
Availabilities
Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR George Kutash |
| Lecturer(s): | DR George Kutash |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR George Kutash |
| Lecturer(s): | DR George Kutash |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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